162 iOCO CEO Rhys Summerton JSE-listed technology group iOCO has set its sights on becoming a “serial acquirer”, with CEO Rhys Summerton telling investors on Wednesday that the company had evaluated more…
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Zimi, Charge Holdings partner to electrify freight on N3 corridor
144 Charge Holdings’ Andries Malherbe with Zimi’s Michael Maas Logistics aggregator Zimi Charge and Zero Carbon Holdings (Charge Holdings) — previously Zero Carbon Charge — have signed a three-year agreement to support…
What enterprise AI can’t do for you (yet)
188 AI promised to rewrite the rules of software delivery, but the reality is more complicated. Across the industry, organisations are experimenting with AI to speed up development. Some are seeing remarkable…
Mastercard to acquire BVNK in stablecoin push
159 Mastercard will buy stablecoin payments infrastructure firm BVNK for up to US$1.8-billion, as the card giant deepens its push into blockchain-based transfers. Increasing regulatory clarity and broader usage of stablecoins have…
A mystery AI model has developers buzzing
155 A powerful AI model that appeared anonymously on a developer platform last week has sparked speculation that Chinese start-up DeepSeek may be quietly testing its next-generation system ahead of an official…
Post Office limps on – for now
173 The South African Post Office’s business rescue practitioners have moved to clarify that no court application has been filed for the liquidation of the entity, after confusion arose during a parliamentary…
AI chip boom is pushing up costs for telecoms operators
195 Shortages of chipsets and RAM caused by the AI data centre boom are beginning to affect the telecommunications sector, according to MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita. Responding to a question from…
Samsung’s trifold gamble ends in retreat
170 Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Samsung Electronics has reportedly pulled the plug on its ambitious trifold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, just three months after its highly anticipated debut. According to reports from South…
more threats, less talent, tighter regulation
199 A company can easily find itself offline for more than a week. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to penetrate the network and the encrypted backups, effectively negating the value of its nightly…
MTN’s Iran problem: can’t stay, can’t leave
163 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said the pan-African telecommunications giant would exit Iran if given the opportunity. Speaking at the group’s annual results presentation for the year ended 31 December 2025…